Development of ultrathin, dimensionally stable composites for the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) elementary particle detectors

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:7000091

Thompson, T C; Miller, W O ^[1]; Gieske, J H ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Mechanical Engineering and Electronics Division, in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories and Programmed Composites, is advancing the development of thin-walled, high modulus short-fiber compression-molded composite materials fabrication. In this paper, we investigate component uniformity, structural integrity, thermal conductivity, and radiation resistance; discuss the scanning-electron microscopic inspection of the graphite fiber distribution and orientation, and describe the process used in selecting the reinforcement fiber length and modulus and for choosing the hydrophobic, cyanate-ester resin.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789; W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 7000091
• Report Number(s): SAND-92-2726C; LA-UR--92-4236; CONF-930246--3; ON: DE93005355
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
DESIGN
DETECTION
FABRICATION
MATERIALS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIATION DETECTORS
STORAGE RINGS
SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES